Sep 26 2012 - 12:35pm Boy's death ignites rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza
September 26, 2012

At least 500 protesters in the Gaza Strip have called for the overthrow of the ruling Islamist Hamas group in a rare demonstration triggered by the death of a three-year-old boy in a fire during a power outage.

Sep 26 2012 - 12:27pm Boy's death ignites rare anti-Hamas protests in Gaza
September 26, 2012

At least 500 protesters in the Gaza Strip have called for the overthrow of the ruling Islamist Hamas group in a rare demonstration triggered by the death of a three-year-old boy in a fire during a power outage.

Sep 26 2012 - 12:23pm Palestinian Leader Abbas Back at UN With Lowered Aims
September 26, 2012

Any new Palestinian Authority initiative at the UN will probably wait until after the U.S. elections in November, the diplomats said.

Sep 26 2012 - 12:21pm No Drama at Turtle Bay
September 26, 2012

It has become abundantly clear that the Palestinians cannot afford any more confrontations with the donor community. But the international community, too, cannot afford to see the PA crippled, discredited and destabilized.

Sep 26 2012 - 12:19pm No Drama at Turtle Bay
September 26, 2012

It has become abundantly clear that the Palestinians cannot afford any more confrontations with the donor community. But the international community, too, cannot afford to see the PA crippled, discredited and destabilized.

Sep 25 2012 - 1:53pm Americans for Peace Now Launch Campus Group
September 25, 2012

APN on Campus also will work with the American Task Force on Palestine, “a pro-Palestinian group which in very broad terms shares our two-state solution,” he said.

Sep 25 2012 - 1:50pm Syrian conflict makes Palestinians into both refugees and combatants
September 25, 2012

When the uprising against the Assad regime began, Syria's half-million-strong Palestinian population was reluctant to join in. Now, some have fled, while others have joined in the fight.

Sep 25 2012 - 1:43pm Abbas set for scaled-down bid at U.N.
September 25, 2012

It is far from clear that his words will be followed anytime soon with a draft resolution to change the Palestinians’ status at the U.N. from an “observer entity” to a non-member “observer state.”

Sep 20 2012 - 3:04pm Fatah leader: Abbas won't quit
September 20, 2012

Mahmoud Abbas has no intention to resign and will remain president until the next elections, senior Fatah official Jamal Muhassen said.

Sep 20 2012 - 2:59pm The Answers to Mitt Romney's Israel-Palestine Apathy
September 20, 2012

The status quo is not sustainable, even from strictly a security perspective. Pretending it is doesn't serve Israeli or American security interests.


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